Events In Queens: August 25-31, 2016

SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK: Saving Jamaica Bay– The Queens World Film Festival screens an award-winning documentary (see below)

THURSDAY 8/25Jazzmobile Block PartySatchmo’s last party of the summer features music by merengue band Fulanito, Latin jazz percussionist Steve Kroon, and plenty of art and hula hooping. 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free. Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107th St., Corona

Wheelchair Sports Federation Softball ClinicsThe sport is very similar to traditional softball, but played by athletes using wheelchairs, with some differences in the rules. People of all ages are welcome to join us and learn the game. No experience is required and the program is free. This event repeats every week on Thursday in Forest Park at Victory Field from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. until Sept. 20. Volunteers are of course welcome to join us as well! For more info. call (631) 374-2337 or s2285@optonline.net.

Sixth annual Job Fair
In efforts to continue to decrease the unemployment rate in Queens, state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), Woodside on the Move and Queens Center will be hosting the Sixth Annual Employment Assessment and Recruitment Fair, which will allow job seekers to submit resumes and possibly be interviewed by over 40 employers at the Queens Center Food Court from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SAVING JAMAICA BAYThe Queens World Film Festival screens an award-winning documentary on Jamaica Bay directed by Sunnyside resident Dan Hendrick. A short documentary on a charming horticulturalist, Christopher’s Garden is also showing. Free. Kissena Corridor Park, Main Street and Elder Avenue, Flushing

The Tee TonesThis band performs a cappella, R&B, and Motown as part of an outdoor music series presented at 5 p.m. by Kupferberg Center for the Arts and the Queens Parks Department. Free. Brookville Park, vicinity of 149th Avenue and 232nd Street, Rosedale

See It Big!
The experience is more powerful when watching these films on a huge screen. Let’s Spend the Night Together (Aug. 26, 7 p.m.; Aug. 28, 4 p.m.) follows the Rolling Stones on their 1981 North American tour. Star! (Aug. 27, 3 p.m. and Aug. 28, 7 p.m.) is a biopic on Gertrude Lawrence, a celebrated English performer who rose up from music halls to become a famed fixture on the West End and Broadway. $15. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave., Kaufman Arts District

Colonial Craft Corner
10 am. Make Cornhusk dolls and learn a little about their history during this educational event for students with special needs. $15 for one student and an accompanying guardian. Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing.

Omar’s Summer Celebration At Forest Park Carousel
Come celebrate summer with live DJ music, dance contests, fun games and magic shows. Omar’s unique mix of creativity passion, amusement and magic will keep guests of all ages on their feet and entertained! Forest Park carousel is located in Forest Park, Woodhaven, Queens. This gem was hand-carved in 1903 by Master Daniel Muller, and is (since 2013) a NYC landmark. Although the entertainment is free, there is a fee to ride the carousel ride other attractions and purchase items from The Carousel Café & Creamery snack bar. Contact the NY Carousel at (718) 788-2676 or info@nycarousel.com.

Farewell LandmarkThe closing ceremony for the Landmark installation includes HawtPlates performing “House or Home,” a series of vocal meditations on ownership and the American dream, inspired by Toni Morrison’s novel Home and the experimental writing of French author Georges Perec. 4 p.m. Free. Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., LIC